I’m posting this here on behalf of the guys at Bancroft Developments. For the past two years we’ve (Nine Four) rented an office from them but alas we’ve...
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Gather. A Graphic Novel by Anton Peck
May 01. 12Anton is trying to raise the funds to author, illustrate and publish a graphic novel called ‘GATHER’ using Kickstarter. You should back him!
Demise of the Kia Sedona
Feb 21. 11It’s some time since we waved goodbye to the awful unreliable lump that was our Kia Sedona and back in 2009 I set myself the target of denying Kia £1...
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out
Oct 30. 09Today is a day I will forever remember for today we are finally rid of our badly built, unreliable, fault ridden Kia Sedona. We had to endure 2 years of...
Kia Reliability
Oct 23. 09A follow-up rant about ongoing reliability issues with a Kia Sedona — more problems, more frustration.
Whatever you do, don’t buy a Kia Sedona.
Jan 01. 09A detailed, frustrated account of 15 months of reliability problems with a new Kia Sedona — a strong warning to potential buyers.
Should I blog this?
Jun 25. 08I think it’s fair to say that once you’ve got to know a number of well respected individuals within the web design and development ‘blogosphere’ it’s easy...
Red Ring of Death!
May 23. 08A personal account of experiencing the Xbox 360's infamous Red Ring of Death hardware failure.
The obligatory Happy Birthday to me post
May 12. 08Happy Birthday to me. 31 today. :)
It’s not you, it’s me…
Apr 20. 08I’m just not in love with ‘regular’ blogging like I was before. The spark has gone and it’s not coming back. Add to that the fact that I simply don’t have...
Hello Mr Cripps
Jan 23. 08A couple of days late but please join me in congratulating Paul Cripps on his position as Senior New Media Designer/Developer/Monkey at Nine Four. And...
The faulty door on our Kia Sedona
Oct 29. 07The electric sliding door on our brand new Kia Sedona leaves something to be desired. It fails to close properly most days, either beeping to alert us that...
My car, for sale: Toyota MR2 Roadster
Aug 13. 07The time has come to part company with my beloved car. Working from home has meant that it rarely gets driven these days and so I’m ‘downsizing’, most...
The Snip
Jun 13. 07A personal post about a significant life event — written with characteristic dry humour.
Inevitable?
Jun 02. 06I guess it was inevitable that at some point my desire to keep blogging here would start to falter. The 7th of June will not only mark 4 years of married...
Goodbye PS2, Hello 360.
May 12. 06Today it’s my Birthday, I just turned 29. 1 year closer to the big ’3 – 0’ and yet somehow I still feel like I’m young and have the whole of my life ahead...
3 is the magic number
Apr 26. 06Without further delay, let me announce Baby Pitman #3! Due early to mid November. This really is the last one. Honest guv.
Seasons greetings
Dec 25. 05Well, it’s Christmas day, I’m not so sad to be sat at the computer, I just pre-posted this and set a live date for Christmas day. :)
Witness my grizzled visage
Dec 06. 05Yes, you too can witness my grizzled visage (according to Simon).
Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
Sep 08. 05Tommorow is my last day as an employee. I handed my notice in at Bite CP on Monday and as of 5:30pm on Friday I’m self-employed as Managing Director of Nine...
London wins Olympic bid!
Jul 06. 05Just heard on the radio that London has won it’s bid to host the 2012 Olympics!
2005 Wish List Update #1
Jun 28. 05Way back in December last year when it was ‘neat-n-trendy’ to post wish lists, I composed my own for 2005. I thought I’d run an update for each wish that...
It’s my birthday
May 12. 05It’s my birthday.., it’s my birthday… It’s my birthday, it’s my biiiirthdaaay… do do, do do do do, do do do do…
It’s snowing!
Feb 22. 05In Bracknell, Berkshire, UK. :)
Giving up Coffee
Jan 30. 05I’ve been giving up Coffee for 2 weeks now. So far I’ve only had one slip up (It was a hard day at work, I was weak).
My 2005 Wish List
Dec 22. 04Well, most of the popular blogs seem to be sprouting ‘“retrospectives”:http://www.hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/589/lists-of-2004’ and...
For Sale: 20GB Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen
Oct 27. 04I’m selling my ‘Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen’ (Snappy product name!) on eBay. Ok so it’s no iPod beater but if you’re after a less expensive mp3 player then...
In da hood
Sep 07. 04Here’s a photo of my daughter Neve taken last night. She’s sporting matching tracksuit bottoms and top, jacket with hood and baseball cap (Worn backwards of...
Hello youth!
Jul 25. 04Almost 6 months to the day since I said goodbye to my youth, I seem somehow to have got it back.
Bookmark culling
Jul 12. 04After 7 years I’ve decided it’s time to delete all my bookmarks and start again.
Following on from my post earlier in the year regarding the unacceptable situation which is large record companies producing Audio CDs ‘with’ intentional...
Macromedia Devnet Travel Mug up for grabs
Jun 23. 04So, I’m parting with a whole load of Macromedia related ‘stuff’ that I have collected, having decided it really is time for a clear out.
Going Pete Tong
Jun 18. 04Every thing’s going Pete Tong! Yesterday:
All the best blogs have favicons
Jun 15. 04Oh yes they do.
On the move…
Jun 12. 04Things are on the move… RSS and Atom feeds have shifted a little (apologies) as have some pages. I’ll let you know when I’m all finished… Thanks.
Junk software
May 17. 04Tuesday last week I took delivery of a new PC. A Dell Dimension 4600… blah blah blah.
Two months old
May 14. 04My daughter Neve is two months old today. This is a photo of her with my Dad, which I took at the weekend. :)
Happy Birthday to me!
May 12. 04Happy Birthday to me, today I’m 27! :)
Edge
Apr 27. 04I remember the very day I bought the first issue of Edge magazine, it was during a summer when I was working for my dad at his offices in Lower Earley. This...
Bad news on the car front
Apr 20. 04I put my VW into the garage for a checkup. Since trading my MR2 in for it at Whites in Camberly a few months back, I’ve noticed gear selection problems.
One month old
Apr 16. 04Neve was one month old on Tuesday the 14th. I can’t quite believe we’ve had her for a month. But then when I look at the photos we took when she was first...
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Apr 16. 04Drew told me to:
“A9” debut
Apr 15. 04Via Kottke.org. Amazon launch their new search service: A9. Combining results from Google, Alexa, and Amazon.com to give you a fruity ‘mix’ of information.
Cooking with Textpattern
Apr 05. 04I’ve done a bit of an upgrade, I’ve finally gotton round to implimenting ‘Textpattern‘ in place of my old home baked blog authoring tool, which really...
2 fingers up to Copy Control Audio CDs
Mar 29. 04I recently bought an audio CD only to discover that because of the ‘copy control’ features on the disc, the CD refused to play on my ‘standard’ car CD...
I’m a dad!
Mar 14. 04After 9 months to the day our daughter ‘Neve Michelle Pitman’ arrived today. She is absolutely the most amazing thing I have ever seen.
Best ‘NO SPAM’ message
Mar 08. 04This morning I inadvertently came across what might be the most convincing ‘we promise not to Spam you’ message that I’ve seen so far on the web.
Thunderbird(s) are go!
Feb 24. 04Last night I made the ever so easy transition from Outlook Express to Mozilla Thunderbird on my home PC.
Goodbye youth, Hello responsibility
Feb 22. 04Today it feels as if somehow I’m saying goodbye to my youth. This is the last day I will drive to and from work in my two seater, rear engined convertible...
Make Hotel Reservations
Feb 16. 04For some very obscure reason, somone has purchased my old domain ‘dovelop.com‘, and now they’re redirecting traffic to ‘Priceline‘.
It’s been a hard week for my car.
Feb 04. 04On Monday I took my car to have it’s front discs and pads replaced by Humphries in Reading.
Badger badger badger
Feb 03. 04There’s something catchy about the badger badger badger tune, I don’t know what it is, maybe it’s the slightly intoxicating mix of audio and visual, but I...
The longest non-classical song
Jan 21. 04Whilst listening to some of our old favourite tracks the other night Jo and I started to chat about ‘long’ songs. Un-educated on the subject we considered...
Feeling Urgh!
Dec 19. 03Today I am mostly feeling ‘urgh’, so is Jo my wife, in fact she’s feeling particuarly ‘urgh’ because she also has the job of carrying our as yet unborn...
It’s a girl!
Dec 18. 03We had a bit of a baby related scare this morning. So after a quick call to NHS Direct we rushed over to the Maternity unit at Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot.
All change…
Dec 02. 03So, I finally got round to scrapping my old domain and shifting everything across to this site. I’ve spent what seems like hours, days and weeks...
Squeezebox!
Nov 27. 03A few months back I bought a ‘network MP3 player’, my first purchase of this kind, the idea being that it would replace my old Yamaha multidisc CD player...
The best £200 I ever spent…
Sep 08. 03On Thursday last week I finally ordered a SLIMP3 player from Slim Devices after months of dribbling. It arrived on Friday morning, on Saturday I enrolled...
I’m going to be a Dad!
Sep 03. 03I’m going to be a Dad and today I saw our baby for the first time when we went for our 12 week Ultrasound Scan. This was the most amazing experience of my...
On Monday I reached the grand old age of 26…
May 14. 03On Monday I reached the grand old age of 26…, it’s really quite depressing to realise that I’m now well on my way to 30.
Yesterday I started my new job…
Apr 23. 03Yesterday I started my new job as ‘Senior Multimedia Developer’ at Mirashade. Everyone seems very nice, atmosphere is relaxed and I have work to do, which...
On the 22nd of Apirl I’ll be starting work at my new home ‘Mirashade‘ in Reading, UK.
10 days, 1 Camera and some fantastic light
Sep 14. 0210 days in the South of France, one Digital Camera and some fantastic light. View the blurry results for yourself.